We run like a river

（By Belle & Sebastian）


　　實在是忍不住。

　　即使我對 Belle & Sebastian 一直是只聞其名，聽過的歌
也只有四首，但是我還是忍不住要分享這首歌。

　　學校的圖書館不僅有DVD外借，還有CD 外借的服務，雖
然數量不是很多，但是有許多經典的專輯。我曾借過 Yo La
Tengo、Bob Dylan、Incognito、The Clash、還有這一張。
　　回家後的第一件事就是將它放進光碟機裡，開始聆聽，為
何會選擇這張，有一部份的原因是因為它只有四首歌，我想消
化起來會比較快。想不到接下來就是一個星期的無限重覆，騎
車時，念書時，發呆時…

　　" Lazy Line Painter Jane" has a swirling organ and a
　　　thick backbeat, as well as guest vocals from Monica
　　　Queen, who duets with Stuart Murdoch. Her voice and
　　　the organ come as a shock, but "Lazy Line Painter
　　　Jane" reveals itself as one of Belle & Sebastian's best
　　　songs. "

　　我想我很幸運，第一首聽的便是 one of their best songs
。

　　開頭的 Bass 聲一直不知不覺地浮現在我的腦中，僅是主
唱和 Bass 的搭配已讓人回味無窮。接著是女聲出現的一刻，
我毫無預警被那驚豔的歌聲給震住了，上述的 " as a shock "
一點都不假。伴隨而來的是越來越豐富的各種樂器聲，曲子的
中段開始，清脆的小 Crash，像煙火一般。每敲一下都會跟著
蹦出五顏六色絢麗的火花。將近六分鐘的曲子，從開頭到結尾
，有如在暗室中慢慢地打開一盞接一盞的花燈，從低沈一步步
邁向活潑，到了最後不斷重覆那段甜美又亮麗的旋律，心中也
同時一點一滴被填滿了。結束的那一刻，留下的是滿足感，以
及未能及時平息的高亢情緒。

　　我相信會有很多人跟著唱 "You will have a boy tonight, or
maybe you will have a girl tonight...."



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Working the village shop
Putting a poster up
Dreaming of anything
Dreaming of the time
when you are free from all the trouble you're in

In the mud, on your knees
Trying hard not to please
Anyone, all the time
Being a rebel's fine
But you go all the way to being brutal

You will have a boy tonight
You will have a boy tonight
On the first bus out of town
On the first bus out of town

Let's see your kit for games
All the girls look the same
You are challenging style for running miles
You're running miles in some boys jumper

Boo to the business world!
You know a girl who's tax free on her back and making
Plenty cash
While you are working for the joy of giving

You will have a boy tonight
You will have a boy tonight
On the last bus out of town
On the last bus out of town

You will have a boy tonight
You will have a girl tonight
And you hope that they will see
And you hope that they will see

You are in two minds
Tossing a coin to decide whether you should tell your folks
About a dose of thrush you got while you were licking railings

But you read in a book
That you got free in Boots
There are lotions, there are potions
You can take to hide your shame from all those prying eyes

Lazy Jane, all the time
Painting lines
You are sleeping at bus stops
Wondering how you got your name
And what you're going to do about it

You will have a boy tonight
You will have a boy tonight
On the last bus out of town
On the last bus out of town

You will have a boy tonight
Or maybe you will have a girl tonight
On the last bus out of town
On the last bus out of town

You will have a boy tonight
You will have a boy tonight
And you hope that they will see
And you hope that they will see

You will have a boy tonight
Or maybe you will have a girl tonight
And you hope that they will see
And you hope that they will see